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Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Shri Bhupender Yadav calls for need to shift from spreading information to spreading awareness
New logo of EIACP and an Infographic Booklet ‘Lexicon of LiFE: A-Z of Sustainable Lifestyle’ released
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav has said that we now need to shift gears from spreading information to spreading awareness. Addressing the ‘National workshop on LiFE’ he said everyone has to introspect on whether his/her actions are LiFE-conscious. He highlighted the need for environmental sense on the lines of civic sense and moral sense. Shri Yadav said there is imminent necessity of social consciousness around LiFe actions.
The workshop saw participation of about 60 ‘Environmental Information, Awareness, Capacity Building and Livelihood Programme  Centres across the country . The Minister acknowledged the work done by the Centres for promotion of Mission LiFE.
The new logo of EIACP as well as an Infographic Booklet ‘Lexicon of LiFE: A-Z of Sustainable Lifestyle’ was also released by Shri Yadav. The booklet aimed for students highlights the simple changes that an individual needs to adopt in order to chart out a pathway towards sustainable lifestyle in a fun way.
As per the mandate of EIACP, the activities of the Programme Centres are to be aligned with ‘Lifestyle for the Environment  introduced by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at COP 26 in Glasgow.
The Minister inaugurated an exhibition cum sale prepared by students trained under Green Skill Development Programme of EIACP. He interacted with the Centres at their stalls and appreciated the variety of products, publications and applications prepared by the Centres.
The second half of the Workshop consisted of a technical session where the EIACP Centres were given an orientation and divided in seven clusters based on the seven themes of LiFE. Each cluster then had a breakaway Session wherein they brainstormed and came up with ideas that can be undertaken on that theme. These were in terms of creativity, innovation, conservation and awareness. The same will be systematically incorporated in the calendar of activities of the EIACP.
Simultaneously more than 150 school students visited the Ministry. They were taken on a guided tour across the exhibition and the Ministry. The students were sensitised about Lifestyle for Environment and also how MoEF&CC has incorporated that in design of IPB as a green building. The students clicked pictures with Prakriti at the photobooth. They were given LiFE badges and also a copy of the A-Z booklet along with their photograph.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers
No death has been reported due to engaging in Manual Scavenging   of the MS Act, 2013). However, 233 persons have died due to accidents while undertaking hazardous cleaning of sewer and septic tanks during the last three years and current year. State-wise details of deaths and payment of compensation as per Hon’ble Supreme Court’s Judgment dated 27.03.2014 are given at Annexure.
Details of funds released under Self-Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers  during the last three financial years are as under:
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S.I. No.
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Financial Year
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Funds Released
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1
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2019-20
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84.80
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2.
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2020-21
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16.60
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3.
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2021-22
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39.00
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Total
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140.40
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has also formulated “National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem”  particularly to stop deaths of Sewers and Septic Tank Workers . NAMASTE intends formalization of system of cleaning of sewers and septic tanks operations so that only trained workers are engaged in cleaning of sewers and septic tanks and no person loses life due to hazardous cleaning.
Annexure
Year-wise and State wise details of death of persons and compensation paid during the last three years and current year in sewers and septic tanks.
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S. No.
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Name of State/UT
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2019
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2020
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2021
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2022
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Total No. of death
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Compensation paid
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Total No. of death
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Compensation paid
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Total No. of death
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Compensation paid
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Total No. of death
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Compensation paid
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-
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Andhra Pradesh
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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3
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3
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-
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Delhi
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10
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8
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4
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3
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4
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4
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4
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4
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-
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Dadra Nagar & Haveli
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0
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0
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0
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0
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3
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3
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0
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0
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-
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Gujarat
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14
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14
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0
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0
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5
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5
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2
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0
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-
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Haryana
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16
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10
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0
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0
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5
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5
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13
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13
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-
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Karnataka
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7
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7
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2
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2
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5
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5
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0
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0
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-
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Maharashtra
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17
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10
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4
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0
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0
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0
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12
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12
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-
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Madhya Pradesh
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1
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1
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0
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0
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3
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3
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0
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0
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-
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Odisha
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0
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0
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0
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0
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2
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2
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0
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0
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-
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Punjab
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3
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3
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0
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0
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2
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2
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0
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0
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-
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Rajasthan
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5
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4
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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-
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Tamil Nadu
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13
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13
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9
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9
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8
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8
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10
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7
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-
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Telangana
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|
0
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|
0
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|
0
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|
0
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4
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4
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0
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0
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-
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Uttar Pradesh
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28
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15
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0
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0
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4
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2
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4
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4
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-
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Uttarakhand
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|
1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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|
0
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0
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0
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-
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West Bengal
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|
2
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|
1
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0
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0
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4
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4
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0
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0
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Total
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117
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87
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19
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14
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49
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47
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48
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43
This information was given by The Minister of State Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Ramdas Athawale in the Lok Sabha in a written reply today.
Prime Minister's Office
English Translation of the Address by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at the Opening Ceremony of BRICS Business Forum 2022
Excellencies,
Leaders of the BRICS business community,
Namaskar!
BRICS was established with the belief that this group of emerging economies can evolve as an engine of global growth.
Today when the whole world is focusing on post-COVID recovery, then the role of BRICS countries will continue to remain very important again.
Friends,
In order to deal with the economic problems arising out of the pandemic, in India we have adopted the mantra of "reform, perform and transform".
And the results of this approach are evident from the performance of the Indian economy.
This year, we are expecting 7.5 percent growth, which makes us the fastest growing major economy.
Transformative changes are taking place in every sector in the emerging 'New India'.
Today I want to draw your attention on four main aspects.
First, a key pillar of India's current economic recovery is technology-led growth.
We are supporting innovation in every sector.
We have made innovation-friendly policies in many areas like space, blue economy, green hydrogen, clean energy, drones, geo-spatial data, etc.
Today, India has one of the best eco-systems in the world for innovation, which is reflected in the growing number of Indian start-ups.
There are more than 100 unicorns in over 70,000 start-ups in India, and their number continues to grow.
Second, even during the pandemic, India continued to make many efforts to improve the ease of doing business.
Thousands of rules have been changed to reduce the compliance burden on the business.
The work is going on at a massive scale to bring in more transparency and consistency in Government policies and procedures.
Third, Infrastructure in India is also being improved on a large scale, and its expansion is also taking place.
For the same, India has prepared a National Master Plan.
There are investment opportunities of $1.5 trillion under our National Infrastructure Pipeline.
And fourth, the kind of digital transformation is being taking place in India today, it has never been seen in the world stage.
The value of Indian digital economy will reach 1 trillion dollars by 2025.
The growth of the digital sector also encouraged the participation of women in the workforce.
There are approximately 36 % women out of 4.4 million professionals working in our IT sector.
The maximum benefit from Technology-based financial inclusion has also been gone to the women in our rural areas.
BRICS Women Business Alliance can undertake study in this transformative change in India.
Similarly, we can have a useful dialogue on innovation-led economic recovery.
I suggest that the BRICS Business Forum may develop a platform for regular exchanges between our startups.
I am sure that today's discussion of BRICS Business Forum will be very beneficial.
I wish you all the best.
Thank you.
DISCLAIMER - This is the approximate translation of Prime Minister’s remarks. Original remarks were delivered in Hindi.
Ministry of Culture
The Indian Culture Portal promotes and showcases both tangible and intangible cultural heritage of India : Shri Prahlad Singh Patel
India is enriched with vast and diverse tangible and intangible cultural heritage in the form of Books, Dance, Music, Monuments, Sculptures, Antiquities, Languages etc. Ministry of Culture had made efforts to bring all these cultural heritage in a single e-platform, namely, Bhartiya Sanskriti Portal, launched on 10.12.2019. The content available on the Indian Culture Portal is collected from the eminent cultural organizations under the Ministry of Culture, to provide a wide public access at local, national and global levels to all the available knowledge resources through open source platform in multilingual environment. The content is being promoted by the following means:
- Outreach through social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with a dedicated page for the portal.
- Through links provided on the websites of all MoC organisations
- Mobile phone apps
- Presence on the Umang platform.
- Direct promotion to over 30,000 schools and colleges.
The various content items are provided to the people in the form of rare books, e-books, paintings, images, audio-clips, video-clips etc. These are categorised as under:
1. Intangible Cultural Heritage
2. Food and Culture
3. Photo Archives
4. Rare Books
5. Manuscripts
6. Gazetteers
7. Musical Instruments of India
8. Archives
9. Museum Collection
10. Images
11. Videos
12. Audios
13. Stories
14. Paintings
15. UNESCO
16. Research Papers
17. E-books
18. Reports and Processings
19. Other Collections
20. Union Catalogues
21. Indian National Bibliography
The Indian Culture Portal promotes and showcases both the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of India through various categories mentioned above which include manuscripts, museum artefacts, paintings, archival photographs, food and culture, musical instruments of India, archival documents, social practices, rituals, and festivals, Oral traditions and expressions and rare books, etc. These details are provided for every region of India and from Indus Valley Civilisation to the present.
The Indian Culture Portal is currently available in two languages i.e. Hindi and English.
This information was given by the Minister of State  of Culture and Tourism, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Culture to organize Rangoli Utsav ‘Umang' on National Girl Child Day tomorrow as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
Participating teams to make Rangoli Decorations at more than 50 special locations across the country
‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ is an initiative of the Government of India to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of progressive India and the glorious history of its people, culture and achievements. As part of the celebrations, Ministry of Culture is organizing a rangoli making event ‘Umang Rangoli Utsav’ on 24th January 2022. The day is celebrated as ‘National Girl Child Day’ every year and to commemorate the day this year, a nationwide event celebrating the Girl Child is being organized under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.
In the event, it is proposed that the participating teams will make Rangoli decorations for about one kilometer of length on the roads and squares that have been named after the female freedom fighters or the female role models of the country. The rangoli decorations are being done at more than 50 locations across the country. It will be a great opportunity to celebrate the ‘Girl Child Day’ and ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ through this event.
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Finance to organise Post-Budget Webinar on ‘Financing for growth and aspirational economy’ to accelerate implementation of Union Budget 2022 announcements
Prime Minister to address inaugural Plenary Session on Tuesday, 8th March 2022
16 Ministries, NITI Aayog, Capacity Building Commission, State Governments, Regulators, Industry bodies and investors to participate in 5 breakaway sessions
In order to facilitate efficient and speedy implementation of Budget announcements, the Government of India is holding a series of webinars across various key sectors. The objective is to brainstorm with experts from the public and private sectors, academia and industry and identify strategies on how best to move forward towards implementation of various issues under different sectors.
As part of this series, Post Budget Webinar with title ‘Financing for growth and aspirational economy’ is being organised by Ministry of Finance, Government of India, on Tuesday, 8th March, 2022.
In participation at the highest level, Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will deliver a special address during the inaugural session. The webinar involves participation from 16 Ministries, NITI Aayog, Capacity Building Commission and State Governments. It will also include participation from regulators like RBI, SEBI, IFSCA, IRDAI, NABARD, GIFT City, Industry associations and subject Matter Experts/ Investor community.
The webinar will have five breakaway sessions on following themes:
a) Financing of Infrastructure
b) Financing Sectors with High employment potential
c) Creating Enablers of Infrastructure
d) Navigating the digital opportunity for Banking and Finance
e) Climate and Sustainable Finance & Financing for Sunrise Sectors
Through the webinar, the Ministry of Finance seeks to get valuable inputs on ways to accelerate the pace and achieve the agenda of the themes. By leveraging stakeholders’ expertise and experience, an action plan for effective implementation of growth reforms will be catalyzed.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Funds for Catch the Rain Programme
Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain  campaign involves inter-sectoral convergence of all development programmes of the Central as well as State Government. Funds under different schemes like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme , Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation  and Repair, Renovation & Restoration, Watershed Development Component, Per Drop More Crop under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana  etc. are leveraged for the implementation of JSA:CTR while working towards a greater vision of water conservation. State Governments have also been requested to utilise their own resources and also to carry out works through locally mobilised funds.
However, a financial grant of Rs. 2.00 lakh is allocated by Ministry of Jal Shakti to every district to meet part of the expenditure in Geographic Information System  mapping of water bodies and preparation of scientific plans. Initially, Rs. 1.00 lakh is given and remaining Rs. 1.00 lakh is given based on the performance and quality of work done in every district. As on 04.04.2022, Rs. 450.00 lakh have been released as 1st installment to 450 districts. The state-wise details are attached as Annexure-I.
Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain” JSA:CTR was implemented in all districts  of the country with five focused interventions-  rainwater harvesting & water conservation  enumerating, geo-tagging & making inventory of all water bodies; preparation of scientific plans for water conservation  Setting up Jal Shakti Kendras in all districts  intensive afforestation and  awareness generation. The state-wise progress of works completed under JSA:CTR as on 03.04.2022 is at Annexure-II and the details of progress of works in Jharkhand including Hazaribagh and Ramgarh districts are at Annexure-III.
Water being a state subject the projects are planned, funded, executed and maintained by the State Governments as per their own resources and priorities. Government of India supplements the efforts of the States through technical and financial assistance to them through various schemes and programmes. During the implementation of JSA:CTR, State Governments have been advised from time to time to work on intensive rain water harvesting & water conservation which inter-alia include maintenance of existing rain water harvesting structures, renovation of traditional water bodies, removal of encroachments of tanks/ lakes & in their catchment areas and to prepare well in advance for implementation of the focused interventions of the campaign.
This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
Services top medals tally at National Games 2022 for the fourth consecutive time
The Services team’s haul of 61 Gold, 35 Silver and 32 Bronze medals has ensured that they finished at the top of the medals tally in the recently concluded 36th National Games 2022 hosted by Gujarat. In the finest traditions of the Armed Forces, the Services team, under the aegis of Services Sports Control Board , displayed exceptional fortitude, skill and sportsman spirit during the Games to become the proud winners of the Raja Bhalindra Singh Trophy, which is presented to the overall champions. This is the fourth consecutive overall championship trophy win for the Services at the National Games.
Vice President Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar presented the trophy to President SSCB Air Marshal K Anatharaman and Secretary of SSCB Group Captain Dinesh Suri at the closing ceremony at the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Indoor Stadium in Surat on October 12, 2022. The Air Marshal, on behalf of the Services, dedicated the trophy to all the service personnel who have made the supreme sacrifice for the nation. The Secretary credited the rich medal haul to the discipline and dedication of all the athletes.
The SSCB was established in 1919 and is one of the founder members of the Indian Olympic Association . It is because of this legacy that SSCB has the privilege of participating in the National Games along with other States and Union Territories. The best athletes of the three services, the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force, undergo a gruelling selection process at the Inter-services level to be chosen and fielded as part of the Services Team for the National Games and World Military Games.
The SSCB is one of the finest examples of inter services camaraderie and ethos. Several tri-services athletes from SSCB have gone on to win medals and honours when participating in international games, including the Olympics and Asian Games. The continued success of SSCB in the recent past is a testament to the efforts undertaken by the Services to promote sports in the country.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India sustains trend of declining Active Cases
Continues to have one of the lowest cases per million globally
Active caseload below 6 lakh for the third consecutive day
17 States/UTs have cases per million lower than the national average
India continues to report a trend of steadily declining active cases. For the third day after the active cases dropped below the 6 lakh mark after nearly three months, the progressive decline has been maintained .
Presently India’s total active caseload is 5,70,458.
The active cases have dropped to only 6.97% of the total positive cases of the country demonstrating a steady falling percentage of the total cases.
This sustained achievement is the result of collaborative action by States/UTs under the Centre's strategy of comprehensive testing, timely tracking, quick hospitalization and adherence to the Standard Treatment Protocol which has ensured a standardised quality of medical care across the public and private hospitals and for the home isolation cases.
The trajectory of the active caseload across different States/UTs has been diverse demonstrating their focused efforts and gradual progress in their fight against COVID19. Karnataka has reported a steep decline in the active cases in the past 24 hours.
With the consistent decline in the active cases, the cases per million in India are among lowest in the world. India’s average cases per million stand at 5,930.
17 States/UTs have cases per million lower than the national average.
There has been a steady decline in the number of deaths in India. 470 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours in the country. India’s deaths per million population is one of the lowest in the world and stand at 88.
21 States/UTs have deaths per million lower than the national average.
The declining trend of the percentage active cases is commensurately supported by rising percentage of recovered cases. The total recovered cases stand at 74,91,513. The gap between Recovered cases and Active cases has crossed 69 lakh .
With increasing number of recoveries, this gap is continuously widening.
Higher number of recoveries has aided the national Recovery Rate to further improve to 91.54%. 58,684 have recovered and discharged in the last 24 hours whereas the new confirmed cases stand at 46,963.
76% of the new recovered cases are observed to be concentrated in 10 States/UTs.
Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra have contributed the maximum to the new recovered cases with more than 7,000 single day recoveries. Delhi and West Bengal, both have added more than 4,000 to the new recoveries.
46,963 new confirmed cases were recorded in last 24 hours.
77% of these are from 10 States and UTs. Kerala is still reporting a very high number of new cases with more than 7,000 cases followed by Maharashtra and Delhi with more than 5,000 cases.
470 case fatalities have been reported in the past 24 hours. Of these, nearly 78% are concentrated in ten States/UTs.
More than 15% of new fatalities reported are from Maharashtra .